,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,ms4  
,spanb]g] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,roy7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ,memb]s ( ,congress
 & _! sp\ses & dep5d5t *ildr5 to place  
c]ta9 assets into bl9d tru/s1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,transp>5t ,repres5tation  
,uphold+ ,s]vice & ,tru/ 9 ,congress    
,act or ! ,,tru/ 9 ,congress ,act4  #b4 
,placem5t ( c]ta9 assets ( ,memb]s (    
,congress & _! sp\ses & dep5d5t *ildr5 9
 bl9d tru/  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,memb]s  
occupy+ (fice on date ( enactm5t ,n lat]
 ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 a ,memb] ( ,congress & any    
sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( su* ,memb] %all 
place any cov]$ inve/m5t own$ by su*    
,memb]1 sp\se1 or dep5d5t *ild into a   
qualifi$ bl9d tru/4  7#b7 ,memb]s assum+
 (fice aft] date ( enactm5t ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! date an individual      

becomes a ,memb] ( ,congress aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 su* individual &
 any sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( su*        
individual %all place any cov]$ inve/m5t
 own$ by su* individual1 sp\se1 or      
dep5d5t *ild into a qualifi$ bl9d tru/4 
7#c7 ,m+l+ ( assets ,a sp\se or dep5d5t 
*ild ( a ,memb] ( ,congress may place a 
cov]$ inve/m5t 9 a qualifi$ bl9d tru/   
e/abli%$ by su* ,memb] "u p>agraph 7#a7 
or 7#b74  7#d7 ,assets ^u sep>ation ,a  
,memb] ( ,congress & any sp\se or       
dep5d5t *ild ( su* ,memb] may n dissolve
 any qualifi$ bl9d tru/ 9 :i* a cov]$   
inve/m5t has be5 plac$ pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 or o!rwise       
control su* an inve/m5t1 until ! date t 
is #ahj days aft] ! date su* ,memb]     
ceases to be a ,memb] ( ,congress4  7b7 
,acc\ntability  7#a7 ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se  
,a ,memb] ( ,congress :o is a ,memb] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all-- 7,a7 n  
lat] ?an #ae days aft] ! date a qualifi$
 bl9d tru/ is e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7a71 c]tify to ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (      

,repres5tatives t su* tru/ has be5      
e/abli%$ & t any cov]$ inve/m5t own$ by 
su* ,memb] or a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( 
su* ,memb] has be5 plac$ 9 su* tru/2 or 
7,b7 c]tify to ! ,cl]k t su* ,memb] or a
 sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( su* ,memb] does
 n own any cov]$ inve/m5t4  7#b7 ,memb]s
 ( ! ,s5ate ,a ,memb] ( ,congress :o is 
a ,s5ator %all-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #ae    
days aft] ! date a qualifi$ bl9d tru/ is
 e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 c]tify to !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate t su* tru/ has be5
 e/abli%$ & t any cov]$ inve/m5t own$ by
 su* ,memb] or a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild (
 su* ,memb] has be5 plac$ 9 su* tru/2 or
  7,b7 c]tify to ! ,secret>y t su*      
,memb] or a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild ( su* 
,memb] does n own any cov]$ inve/m5t4   
7#c7 ,report ,! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate
 %all make available on ! public int]net
 website ( ! ,cl]k & ! ,secret>y1       
respectively1 any c]tification made "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b74  7c7 ,exception  
,a sp\se or dep5d5t *ild :o receives    

comp5sation f _! prim>y occupation ?r\gh
 any cov]$ inve/m5t %all n be requir$ to
 place su* cov]$ inve/m5t 9 a qualifi$  
bl9d tru/ "u ?is ,act4  7d7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,commodity ,! t]m     
commodity has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #a;a ( ! ,commodity ,ex*ange    
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #a;a74  7#b7 ,cov]$  
inve/m5t ,! t]m cov]$ inve/m5t-- 7,a7   
means inve/m5t 9 a security1 a          
commodity1 or a future1 or any comp>able
 economic int]e/ acquir$ ?r\gh syn!tic  
means su* z ! use ( a d]ivative2 &  7,b7
 does n include-- 7i7 a widely held     
inve/m5t fund describ$ 9 section        
#ajb7;f77#h7 ( ! ,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act
 ( #aigh2 or  7ii7 a ,unit$ ,/ates      
,treasury bill1 note1 or bond4  7#c7    
,dep5d5t *ild ,! t]m dep5d5t *ild has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aji7b7 ( !  
,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh4  7#d7  
,memb] ( ,congress ,! t]m ,memb] (      
,congress has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #aji7ab7 ( su* ,act4  7#e7      
,qualifi$ bl9d tru/ ,! t]m qualifi$ bl9d

 tru/ has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section  
#ajb7;f77#c7 ( su* ,act4